A safeguarding audit report published this week by Catholic Professional Standards Ltd (CPSL) has found that the Benedictine Community of New Norcia (BCNN) has demonstrated compliance with 99 per cent of the indicators relevant to their operations under the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards (NCSS).

Applecross Parish youth leader Dheeraj Mascarenhas is a 2019 BJ Hickey Scholarship recipient. Sharing his experience with The Record, Dheeraj reflects on his opportunity to undertake a Passover and Easter programme at The Centre for Biblical Formation – Notre Dame De Sion, Jerusalem.

St Mary’s Cathedral Music Program is inviting new applicants for 2020 FJ Larner Organ Scholarship, which sets to close on Friday 6 March.

Catholic worshippers across the Archdiocese welcomed the first day of Lent by attending Mass at parishes throughout Perth on 26 January.

A simple act of charity has made a difference in the lives of Philippine students.

The St Vincent de Paul National Council welcomed the release on Friday 21 February of Poverty & Inequality in Australia, the report published by ACOSS and UNSW in Sydney tabulating the latest research and data on the financial conditions of struggling Australians.

The Hon Kerry Sanderson AC CVO, Chair of the Board for St John of God Health Care, received the exciting news that she was appointed as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by the Queen in recognition for her service.

Former Catholic Education Western Australian (CEWA) Director Ronald Patrick Dullard AO has always been a firm believer that “if you belong to a community or group, it is only right that you contribute your skills and talents to the best of your ability”.

Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion campaign has become part of the Church’s Lenten tradition, offering Catholics a unique opportunity to go above and beyond in their almsgiving to bring joy and hope to others.

The BJ Hickey Scholarship is the brainchild of Perth Emeritus Archbishop Barry James Hickey, set up with the sole intention of offering lay people from the Archdiocese of Perth with the rare opportunity of undertaking Biblical studies either locally or abroad.
Managed by the Centre for Faith Enrichment (CFE), the Biblical Foundation has a twofold mission of assisting local Catholics in developing their knowledge and use of the Scriptures and to offer scholarships for Biblical studies through the BJ Hickey Biblical Foundation.